Be Your Own Napoleon lays out the opposing forces in comprehensive maps and orders of battle, revealing the historical backgrounds, the terrain and armaments, the personalities, and the weaknesses of the leaders on both sides-then pauses at crucial stages to explain the options open to each commander.

Reprint. Originally published: Yours to reason why. New York : St. Martin's Press, 1982.

The battle of Hastings: 14 October 1066 --The Hundred Years War: the Crécy campaign -- The Hundred Years War: the Agincourt campaign -- The Third Civil War: July-September 1650 -- The Saratoga campaign: Setting the scene -- The Saratoga Campaign: Confidence and Confounded -- The Saratoga Campaign: Defeat and surrender -- The Waterloo Campaign: 1-17 June 1815 -- The Waterloo Campaign: 18 June 1815 -- The battle of Chancellorsville: 30 April-6 May 1863 -- The battle of Gettysburg: 1-5 July 1863 -- Palestine 1917: The battles for Gaza -- Anzio: battle for survival -- Anzio: break-out.